The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-06
LOOK OUT FOR BRITISH SPIES.
They Are Said To Be at Work Among the
Irish Organizations.


Irish Organizations.
New York World.
A report comes from St Louis that British
spies at work in this country watching the
movements of prominent Irish Nationalist and
gaining information about the financial strength
and numbers of the Clan na-Gael organization.
Several letters have been made public in that
city by the Irish Nationalist. which said TO
have been written by these British agents. and
which are in the nature of reports intended for
the information of the British legation in Wash
ington and the Scotland ard authorities. How
the letters got into the hands of the irish
National lists is secret but they furnished
them to the press in order that their friends
might be on their guard. Representations are
made in these communications thai a Feniau mp
rising is to take place IN London June 81, and it
is suggested that watch be kept for the con-
spirators at several places in London. Accord
ing to the letters, several of these conspirators
were to have left this city for England Thursday.
General MacAdaras's name is mentioned as that
of the chief conspirator. OF him and his asso-
France last year and thence to Russia,
where he was received by De Giers. On his re-
turn he opened correspondence with Dhuleep
Singh, which resulted in his leaving England.
When in Paris the latter was seen with Mac
Adaras several times, and he has gone TO Russia
with a man named Casey, which is the name of
MacAdarass private secretary. The Clan ma
Gael seems to put great confidence IN its Rus
sian Citations. Mccarthy is certainly in Lead
vile at the present time and wherever he is the
bombs not far away. The men doing the
terwood Mason, Pritchett. Felgrove, St. Louis;
Morrssey. McCabe, Tolling, Kansas City; Field
ing, Passmore, Shedney, OBrien, Leadville and
Denver.
James F. P. Brodie, J. Tolling and John F.
Clancy are the alleged informers. The latter's
address is given as the Hoffman House in this
city. No answering to that name has been
there, however, for several weeks. Clancy's
name is signed to report the condition of
the Clan ne Gael which contains the following:
"The password for May is Tyrone The
answer .Tyrconneli.' The haiing sign has not
been changed since my last letter. 1t consists
in holding the left thumb in the vest pocket until
the answer is made, when it is taken out and the
top button of the vest is undone. The answer is
to take of the hat and the right hand through
the hair"
.Idont take bit of stock in the whole thing"
said prominent Irish American to World re-
porter yesterday. 1.-THE British government has
undoubtedly employed spies to find out what is
going on among Irishmen American. But it
wouldn't do any good to try find out the secrets
of the Clan ma Gael OF course, 1t is revolu-
tionary society, but you don't suppose the mem
bers know what is going on 1 belong to revo-
lutonary society myself, but there are not q half
a dozen men who know what is to be done be-
foreband 1t would be folly to let lot of men
into your secrets. Besides, don't believe any
Clan Gael man or Nationalist would give any
thing to the press. The church is opposed to
knowledge that he belongs to it. There may be
10 600 men in New York whom people think are
Clan INA Gaels, but only members who meet
them at meetings know whether they are or not
If there going to be anything done on the
other side you can be sure no British spy would
find it out SO long beforehand. They don't select
men who talk to do such work"